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Government provides free education
for Caymanian children at primary
and secondary schools; over 12
pre-schools are privately operated.
On Grand Cayman, government primary
schools, located in all main
communities, feed into a middle
school, which on Cayman Brac is
incorporated into the high school.
Both government high schools take
students to "CXC" (Caribbean
Examinations Council), external
school-leaving exams which are
roughly equivalent to the British
General Certificate of Secondary
Education (GCSE). In addition to the
CXC, the high schools offer a range
of other external examinations to
meet all ability levels. These
include IGCSE (the international
version of GCSE); Pitman's; City and
Guilds, etc. At the University
College, the GCSE Advanced Level
Examination is offered to those who
have passed the CXC at the required
levels. Most of the private schools
are affiliated with churches and
follow the Caribbean/British
educational model, but some offer a
USA 12-grade curriculum. For the
adult, Government operates a
four-year college, the University
College of the Cayman Islands, and a
law school. Grand Cayman is also
home to the International College of
the Cayman Islands which offers
Master’s, Bachelor’s and Associate
degrees, St. Matthew’s University
which operates a medical school and
a veterinary medicine school, and
the United Church’s ITLD which
offers Master’s, Bachelor’s and
Certificate degrees in counseling.
Even more educational opportunities
are available. For example, the
National Gallery offers art courses
and the University of the West
Indies offers distance learning –
both in conjunction with the
University College; several
businesses teach computer skills and
some offer review courses for
professional examinations; and the
Chamber of Commerce regularly
schedules workshops on management
and supervisory skills.
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